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In depth exploration of "sublimation" as a key concept in psychoanalysis, literature and art, and analysis of its connection with desire, reality, artistic function, and transfer mechanisms. Freud incorporated sublimation into the processes of sexual desire transfer, artistic formation, and social development. Marcuse proposed the concept of "repressive anti sublimation", pointing out that totalitarianism and developed capitalism control subjects by stimulating desires. The ideal sublimation should reflect the subjective sensibility and be non-destructive. Lacan made a breakthrough in linking sublimation with the condensation of the signifier chain and the formation of sublime objects. Zizek inherited and expanded Lacan's ideas, applying the sublimation mechanism to fields such as art history, ideological criticism, and political philosophy.

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Freud defined "sublimation" as the process by which sexual drive departs from sexual goals and shifts towards new ones, believing that some sexual needs need to be sublimated for the benefit of individuals and civilization. He pointed out that the concentration of pleasure in personal growth and the sublimation of sexual needs beyond reproductive needs help to form a unique personality and avoid sexual inversion. In the process of human evolution, upright walking and the development of vision have brought shame, and institutional designs such as incest taboos and monogamy aim to control desires. Freud also mentioned that in addition to sexual drive, destructive drive also needs to be sublimated, and Klein believed that sublimation helps repair damaged objects.

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In depth exploration of the connotation of the concept of "sublimation" in the Chinese context and psychoanalysis, emphasizing its fundamental role as a transfer of desire, and analyzing the complex relationship between sublimation and concepts such as narcissism and repression. At the same time, it is pointed out that sublimation has a dual nature of compromise and transcendence, serving society while pursuing higher-level non material desires. The sublimation mechanism is based on the unconscious structure of illusions, but it demonstrates coercive power through the openness of illusions. Sublimation in art is the weaving and beautification of desires, and excellent works can allow people to unconsciously enjoy hidden desires. Zizek further expanded the theory of sublimation, revealing the illusory truth of unconscious pleasure, and conducted in-depth exploration in the dimensions of political economy and ideology. He pointed out that when vulgar things are sublimated into noble things, and people realize the absurdity of this mechanism but have to follow it, the compulsory nature of the system is fully reflected. This manifests in politics as the ultimate confirmation of power mechanisms, such as blind obedience to the king.